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No. 625,064. Patented May I6, I899. G. H. ROGERS.

COPY HOLDER.

(Application filed Mar. 19, 1898.) (No Model.)

Z 74a 23721-217121 e Nrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE I-I. ROGERS, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA.

COPY HOLDER.

$PEOIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,064, dated May 16, 1899.

Applioationfiled March 19, 1393.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. ROGERS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Birmingham, J efferson county, State of Alabama, have invented a certain new and useful Copy-Holder; and I dodeclare the following to be a clear, full, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, attention being called to the accompanyingdrawings, with the ref erence-numerals marked thereon, which form a part of this specification;

This invention relates to a device intended to be used for supporting manuscript or other matter while being copied.

The objects sought to be accomplished are to construct such a device in'a manner to permit its use for supporting such matter when either in form of sheets or in shape of books, like a stenographers tablet, for instance, and

it is adapted to be connected to awritingdesk or to a type-writer, with adjustment at its point of connection, or it may be used without being connected in anyway.

In the following specification and particularly pointed out in the. claims is found a full description of the invention, its'manner of use, parts, and construction, which latter is also illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- 7 Figure 1 shows a front view of the device adj ustably connected to a writing desk or table and used to support a book or stenographers tablet. Fig. 2 shows a top view of the device connected as illustrated in Fig. 1, but used for supporting matter in sheet form. Fig. 3 is an end view of the device as shown and used in Fig. 1, but not connected as shown in said figure and merely resting on its base. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of the device supported as shown in the preceding figure and used as illustrated in Fig. 2.

If the matter to be copied is on sheets, then one of these latter (indicated by 7) is introduced from the rear in the direction of the arrow, as shown in Fig. 4, and guided by a table 8, in between two contacting rollers 9 and 11, the journals of each of which are loosely supported and free for rotation in bearings Serial No. 674,442. (No model.)

may be increased by the action of a spring 15 bearing on the journals of said roller. To permit the upper roller to thus yield freely to these influences, the bearings receiving its journals are elongated up and down and form slots, as shown at 16, whereby also the space between the two rollers becomes adjustable to admit matter of different thickness. After having passed beyond these two rollers 9 and 11 the sheetof paper is guided by them upon a flap 17, bent so as to follow for a part the shape of roller 11, thereby causing the paper to pass upwardly. Flap 17 carries along its upper edge a guide-roller 18, which causes the sheet to turn now rearwardly, thereby preventing it from hanging over in front. The matter to be copied from theintroduced sheet becomes visible above this roller, 1 and for which reason said roller serves also as a marker. The outer surfaces of all these rollers should preferably possess a slight degree of resiliency, and therefore the material for them is selected accordingly. The whole roller may be of such selected material, or it may consist of a wooden or metallic core suitably covered with rubber or cloth.

The journals of roller 18 rest in slotted bearings 19 in side frames 12, and springs 21- are provided, which normally hold said roller in contact with'roller. 11, but permit it to yield if this latter rises by reason of increased thickness or quantity of the paper introduced. Forthe same reason-that is, to gain increased space for the paperflap 17 is also yieldingly supported and for such purpose mounted on a rod 22, also supported in and between side frames 12. 'In order to obtain the action of springs 21 also for this flap, portions 23 of this latter, near its ends, are extended upwardlyand turn around the journals of roller 18, so that this latter and the flap are together susceptible to the action of springs 21.

When the matter to be copied from is in shape of books, like a stenographers tablet, then the same (indicated by 24:) is hung upon a collapsible frame formed by a number of toggle-jointed levers 25, connected to and supported on a cross-bar 26, resting with its end in slotted lugs 27, extended from side frames 12. This frame supports a top bar 28, over which the tablet is hung and where, if necessary, it may be held by a clampingspring 29 at the rear side of said bar. This collapsible frame by one of its levers of the lowermost set is pivotally connected at 31 to bar 26, while the other lever of the same set is capable of a sliding adjustment on said bar, being for such purpose provided with a pin 32, moving in a slot 33. The upper set of levers is connected in a similar manner to bar 28, whereby said frame becomes adjustable in height to suit the size of the tablet. When not needed, this frame is collapsed and turned back, for which purpose bar 26 is slightly lifted and turned from the inclined part of the slot in lugs 27 into the horizontal part thereof. (See Figs. 3 and 4:.) To permit such turning, the ends of bar 26 as far as they are within said slots are reduced in height, and the slot at the turning-point is somewhat widened.

The device as described may be used for either of the two purposes by simply resting on its base, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, for which purpose rubber feet 34; are provided on the under side of said base, or it may be mounted on an articulated bracket 35, having one or more joints, for which purpose a receiving-boss 36, with set-screw 37, is provided on the under side of base 13. This bracket is supported on a standard 38, which may be screwed to the side of a desk or table, as shown at 39, or it may be attached to the frame of a type-writer, for which purpose a clamp ll is provided on the standard. In

the latter casethat is, when used in connection with a type-writerone of the joints of the bracket may be removed, since the remaining one is deemed sufficient.

Having described my invention, I claim as new- 1. A copy-holder consisting of two feedrollers 9 and 11 of which the latter is supported above the former and of considerablyincreased diameter as compared with the latter and a guide-roller 18 serving also as a marker being supported in front of roller 11,

' and above the axis, but below the top of the guide and feed rollers, a base with side frames on which they are supported, a boss 36, on the base, an articulated bracket 35 consisting of arms pivotally jointed and the free end of which connects with said'boss, and a clamping device on which the articulated bracket is supported and whereby the whole may be attached as shown and described.

5. A holder for supporting books or tablets to be copied from consisting of a frame composed of toggle-jointed levers 25 a base-bar 26 to which they are connected and slotted lugs 27 which receive the ends of said bar, said slots having each an inclined and a hori-' zontal branch whereby the whole frame may be adjusted to either an upright, or a horizontal position according to which branch of the slots supports bar 26.

6. A holder for supporting books or tablets to be copied from consisting of a frame composed of toggle-jointed levers 25 a base-bar 26 on which they are supported, a top bar 28 for supporting the matter used, a frame for supporting base-bar 26,an articulated bracket 35 consisting of arms .pivotally jointed for supporting said frame and a clamp to attach this bracket in position.

7. A holder for supporting matter to be copied from when either in form of sheets or books, consisting of a base 13, side frames 12 on each end thereof, guide and feed rollers supported between these side frames, lugs 27 extending from each of them and having slots, each with an inclined and a horizontal branch, a base-bar 26, with its end supported in either one of these branches, a frame composed of toggle-jointed leversconnected to bar 26 anda book-supportin g bar 28 carried by said frame.

8. A holder for supporting matter to be copied from when either in form of sheets or books, consisting of a base 13, side frames 12 on each end thereof, guide and feed rollers supported between these side frames, lugs 27 extending from each of them and having slots, each with an inclined and a horizontal branch, abase-bar 26, with its end supported in either one of these branches, a frame composed of toggle-jointed levers connected to bar 26, a book-supporting bar 28 carried by said frame, an articulated bracket for supporting base 13 and means to support the bracket.

9. A holder for supporting matter to be copied from when either in form of sheets or books, consisting of a base 13, side frames 12 on each end thereof, guide and feed rollers supported between these side frames, lugs 27 13, and a clamp to attach this bracket in poextending from each of them and having slots, sition.

:each with an inclined and ahorizontalbranch, In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my a base-bar26; with its end supported in either signature in presence of two witnesses.

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toggle-jointed levers connected to bar 26, a Witnesses:- book-supporting bar 28 carried bysaid frame, R. H. EGGLESTON,

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